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Lexicon :: Strong's H5787 - ʿiûēr

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עִוֵּר
Transliteration
ʿiûēr
Pronunciation
iv-vare'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Intensive from עָוַר (H5786)
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TWOT Reference: 1586a

Strong’s Definitions

עִוֵּר ʻivvêr, iv-vare'; intensive from H5786; blind (literally or figuratively):—blind (men, people).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's H5787 in the following manner: blind (25x), blind men (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's H5787 in the following manner: blind (25x), blind men (1x).

  1. blind

    1. blind (physically)

    2. blind (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עִוֵּר ʻivvêr, iv-vare'; intensive from H5786; blind (literally or figuratively):—blind (men, people).
STRONGS H5787: Abbreviations
† עִוֵּר adjective blind; — only absolute ע׳ Exodus 4:11 +, plural עִיְרִים 2 Samuel 5:6 +, feminine עִוְרוֺת Isaiah 42:7; (with article הָעִוֵּר Deuteronomy 28:29, elsewhere הַע׳ Baer Ginsb; van d. H. לָעִוֵּר Job 29:15, הָעִוְרִים 2 Samuel 5:6, 8; Isaiah 42:18); — blind, usually as substantive = the blind:
1. literally, physically blind:
a. of men Exodus 4:11 (J; opposed to מִּקֵּחַ), 2 Samuel 5:6, 8 (twice in verse); Leviticus 19:14 (H), Deuteronomy 27:18; Jeremiah 31:8; Job 29:15; in simile Deuteronomy 28:29; Zephaniah 1:17; Isaiah 59:10, compare Lamentations 4:14 (apposition); as adjective attribute אִישׁ ע׳ Leviticus 21:18 (H).
b. of sacrifice animal Deuteronomy 15:21; Malachi 1:8.
2. figurative,
a. of the helpless, groping Isaiah 29:18; Isaiah 35:5; Isaiah 42:16; Psalm 146:8; as adjective attribute, עֵינַיִם עִוְרוֺת Isaiah 42:7.
b. of the dull, unreceptive, Isaiah 42:18, 19 (3 times in verse) (but Isaiah 42:19c read חֵרֵשׁ which see); as adjective attributive עַם עִוֵּר Isaiah 43:8; as predicate Isaiah 56:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

4:11; 4:11

Leviticus

19:14; 21:18

Deuteronomy

15:21; 27:18; 28:29; 28:29

2 Samuel

5:6; 5:6; 5:6; 5:8; 5:8

Job

29:15; 29:15

Psalms

146:8

Isaiah

29:18; 35:5; 42:7; 42:7; 42:16; 42:18; 42:18; 42:19; 42:19; 43:8; 56:10; 59:10

Jeremiah

31:8

Lamentations

4:14

Zephaniah

1:17

Malachi

1:8

H5787

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5787 matches the Hebrew עִוֵּר (ʿiûēr),
which occurs 26 times in 23 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:11 - Then the LORD asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the LORD?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:14 - “Do not insult the deaf or cause the blind to stumble. You must fear your God; I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 21:18 - No one who has a defect qualifies, whether he is blind, lame, disfigured, deformed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 15:21 - But if this firstborn animal has any defect, such as lameness or blindness, or if anything else is wrong with it, you must not sacrifice it to the LORD your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:18 - ‘Cursed is anyone who leads a blind person astray on the road.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:29 - You will grope around in broad daylight like a blind person groping in the darkness, but you will not find your way. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will come to save you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:6 - David then led his men to Jerusalem to fight against the Jebusites, the original inhabitants of the land who were living there. The Jebusites taunted David, saying, “You’ll never get in here! Even the blind and lame could keep you out!” For the Jebusites thought they were safe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:8 - On the day of the attack, David said to his troops, “I hate those ‘lame’ and ‘blind’ Jebusites.[fn] Whoever attacks them should strike by going into the city through the water tunnel.[fn]” That is the origin of the saying, “The blind and the lame may not enter the house.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:15 - I served as eyes for the blind
and feet for the lame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 146:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 146:8 - The LORD opens the eyes of the blind.
The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down.
The LORD loves the godly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:18 - In that day the deaf will hear words read from a book,
and the blind will see through the gloom and darkness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:5 - And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind
and unplug the ears of the deaf.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:7 - You will open the eyes of the blind.
You will free the captives from prison,
releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:16 - I will lead blind Israel down a new path,
guiding them along an unfamiliar way.
I will brighten the darkness before them
and smooth out the road ahead of them.
Yes, I will indeed do these things;
I will not forsake them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:18 - “Listen, you who are deaf!
Look and see, you blind!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:19 - Who is as blind as my own people, my servant?
Who is as deaf as my messenger?
Who is as blind as my chosen people,
the servant of the LORD?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:8 - Bring out the people who have eyes but are blind,
who have ears but are deaf.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:10 - For the leaders of my people—
the LORD’s watchmen, his shepherds—
are blind and ignorant.
They are like silent watchdogs
that give no warning when danger comes.
They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 59:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:10 - We grope like the blind along a wall,
feeling our way like people without eyes.
Even at brightest noontime,
we stumble as though it were dark.
Among the living,
we are like the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:8 - For I will bring them from the north
and from the distant corners of the earth.
I will not forget the blind and lame,
the expectant mothers and women in labor.
A great company will return!

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:14 - They wandered blindly
through the streets,
so defiled by blood
that no one dared touch them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:17 - “Because you have sinned against the LORD,
I will make you grope around like the blind.
Your blood will be poured into the dust,
and your bodies will lie rotting on the ground.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 1:8 - When you give blind animals as sacrifices, isn’t that wrong? And isn’t it wrong to offer animals that are crippled and diseased? Try giving gifts like that to your governor, and see how pleased he is!” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
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